Photo by Brian Wangenheim on Unsplash Dear Akilah – Friendship Gets Tested By Act of Generosity by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com Dear Akilah Hello there! I am so concerned about feeling petty that I almost didn’t write to you; but, I need your advice. Here goes nothing…I am a single woman of a certain age. I do not have any children…
Photo by JD Mason on Unsplash Dear Akilah – Black Lives Matter Member Considers Interracial Dating by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com Dear Akilah I am a 36-year-old woman who has had her run-ins with love. You name it, I am SURE that I have a story to tell about it. I’ve been hurt, I’ve done the hurting, and everything else in-between….
When you have God, you have everything you need. by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com Hello everyone! Let’s continue from where we left off last week. As you are well aware, “Read with Love” has commenced and we have started reading this fantastic new book named, “A Thousand Names of Joy” by Katie Byron and the word fantastic doesn’t even begin to…
by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com Love is in the Air… “Read with Love”, is BACK and is live. Nikki took a break from snatching off our edges every week with her diamond cut words. I can’t lie, I missed it. I missed her words. I missed the atmosphere that was created on Mondays at 6:30pm via Zoom. However, homegirl HAS to…
by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com I know, I know; but see with me on this one… because SIS has a testimony. I’m gonna tell it!!! Insert *tambourines, foot stomping, and hand clapping* right here. But first: So as you know we are rocking and rolling in Nikki’s Meditation group and Book club. I can’t believe it as we are almost…
by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com I do not know if you know; but, Nikki went ahead and not ONLY blessed us with a meditation group; but, she also has a podcast! “New Growth with Nikki“, it’s cute right? She is making sure we get this message of “love” loud and clear! I see you Nikki, I see you. So in the…
source by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com Mondays are the happening thing with Nikki Walton in her meditation/book club Zoom group at 6:30pm. However, what I love the most about this group is that you can alway catch the replays if you are unable to attend the live recording. In order to enjoy some of this heat, you have to join…
by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com I like to take a very rounded approach to life; but this did not come easily. I used to think and believe that in order for me to be a spiritual person, I had to be extremely pious, “set-apart”, sullen and you can add whatever adjective you think is necessary for consider yourself as someone who…
by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com I’m calling all of my fellow Black women into the auditorium for a quick announcement with my bullhorn in my hand. I am going to say this once and for all: “Black Women it is okay to LUXURIATE”! Yes you read that correctly. I do not know about you; but, growing up in the Caribbean/traditional church…
by Akilah Peynado of www.akilahpeynado.com “Hold onto the reins of love and nothing else. Hold on to the real behind the false and don’t be afraid.” – Rumi Honestly, in regards to a review, the above quote sums up week 2 of the meditation/book club for me. If you haven’t had the chance to read my review about week 1, please…
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